Sam Walton — "I was never very good at anything but business."

"I like to tell a story about one of our early managers who wanted to buy a new car. I told him, 'You're not going to get a raise until you drive that car for five years.'"

"When Sam feels a certain way, he is relentless. He will just wear you out. He will bring up an idea, we'll all discuss it and then decide maybe that it's not something we should be doing right now—or …"

"If you want to understand how to run a business, watch a dog chase a rabbit."

"I've always been a frugal person."

"You might call his style: management by looking over your shoulder."